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THE ALPINE FELLOWSHIP WRITING PRIZE

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Application Deadline: 1 March 2024

LOCATION: England

Apply for the Alpine Fellowship Writing Prize 2024. Awarded for the best piece of writing on the theme of ‘Language’. The winner and runners-up will receive cash prizes and will be invited to attend our annual symposium.

ELIGIBILITY:

All genres of writing are permitted, including fiction, non-fiction, and non-academic essays.

Open to all nationalities.

Applicants must be aged 18 or above at the time of entry.

All entries must be written in English.

Applicants can only enter one of our prizes.

Limited to one entry per person.

Submissions must be standalone and cannot be extracted from a larger piece.

A maximum of 2,500 words per entry.

Stories must not have been published, self-published, or accepted for publication in print or online, or have won or been placed in another competition at any time.

BENEFIT:

First place: £3,000

Second place: £1,000

Third place: £1,000

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ARTURO FALASCHI SHORT-TERM POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS

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Application Deadline: 31 March 2024

LOCATION: Multiple Regions

ICGEB offers Short-term fellowships for Postdoctoral studies in ICGEB Component laboratories to fund ongoing collaborative research between scientists from ICGEB Member States and research groups at ICGEB laboratories in Trieste, Italy, New Delhi, India and Cape Town, South Africa, with the aim of facilitating access to the latest research techniques and to strengthen capacity building.

ELIGIBILITY:

Applicants must be nationals of an ICGEB Member State and may not apply for fellowships to be undertaken in their country of origin, unless they have been working abroad for, at least, the last 3 years and at the time of application.

Degree requirements: applicants should hold a recent PhD in Life Sciences or have at least 3 years research experience.

Preference is given to candidates below the age of 35.

Duration: 1-6 months

BENEFIT:

Monthly stipend: Trieste (Italy): Euro 2,000, New Delhi (India): US$ 1,590, Cape Town (South Africa): ZAR 23,000.
Travel: the fellowship includes provision for travel expenses from the participant’s home country to the ICGEB lab at the beginning of the fellowship and a return travel provision upon completion of the fellowship.
Medical health insurance coverage is provided for the duration of the fellowship.
Visa/permit of stay application and renewal costs are reimbursed.
ICGEB makes no financial provision, nor can it provide administrative support for family members of participants in the programme.

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